McCarthy Answers Truman's Blast At Hate Mongers
President Truman assails hate mongers in a speech in Washington. Senator McCarthy (R Wis) challenges the attack arguing the fight against Communism should be a campaign issue. Senator Benton (D Conn) proposes ousting McCarthy. Taft calls Truman hysterical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
American Legion
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Wisconsin
Humphrey
D-Minn
Rockefeller Jr Marries Pianist Martha Allen in Providence
John D. Rockefeller Jr. aged 77 wed Martha Baird Allen 56 in Providence at the bride’s home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Arthur H. Bradford with Rev. Robert J. McCracken assisting. The bride is a former concert pianist and widow of Arthur M. Allen.
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New York
John D. Rockfeller, Jr
Martha Baird Allen
Providence
R. L
Arthur H. Bradford
Congregational Church of
Robert James McCracken
Riverside Church
Arthur M Allen
Rockfeller
Brown University
Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich
Joan D
Nelson
David
Yard Party and Food Sale Notices at Local Churches
Sacred Heart Catholic Church hosts a yard party on Thursday night August 16 at 7 30 with meals and desserts. Relief Church to hold a Saturday August 18 event starting at 5 p m featuring country ham chicken supper homemade ice cream pies and cakes. Aluminum storm window and door sales from E W Armstrong Co Winchester Va with immediate installation while stocks last. Hale Haven peaches and Nectarines sale at F A Shryock warehouse Millwood Avenue call 3409.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Relief Church
E. W. Armstrong Company
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Hale Haven
F. A. Shryock
Millwood Avenue
Politician Poliakoff Linked to Gov Run Over Morgan Body War
Winchester council accuses attorney J Manning Poliakoff of using the Mt Hebron Cemetery dispute to build a gubernatorial run in South Carolina. The body of Gen Daniel Morgan remains a flashpoint between Winchester and Cowpens as court filings proceed and a response is due within 21 days.
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Walter A. Bowman
Spartanburg
8. C
J. Manning Poliakoff
Cowpens
General Morgan
Mt. Hebron
South Carolina
Morgan
Winchester
W. P. McGuire
Gen. Morgan
New Jersey
United States
Packers Council compromise on traffic solution at Zeropack plant
Winchester Common Council and representatives of C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage and Zeropack reach a compromise over traffic at the Zeropack plant leased from Robinson. The plan marks congested areas with dotted and solid lines, urges private turning space, and adds angled loading platforms while a temporary ordinance governs emergency vehicle movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Common Council
C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage
Zeropack Company
Zeropack
Robinson
Fred I. Brumback
H. D. Robinson, Jr
Brumback
State Highway Department
Taylor S. Barr
Ben Belchie
Winchester- Frederick County
Jap Peace Treaty Draft Completed
The United States and Britain released the final draft of a peace treaty with Japan. It outlines Japan s obligations to pay partial reparations to allied countries devastated during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
Japan
Band meeting for county high school students and parents
SPECIAL NOTICE invites all county high school students planning to take band and their parents to a meeting Thursday at 8 p m in the James Wood High School auditorium. Principal Paul D Beable requests attendance.
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James Wood High School
Paul D. Beable
Speeding and Noise Cause Most Arrests In City During July
Winchester Police Department report to Common Council shows 211 arrests in July with 345 traffic tickets 208 for parking violations 135 for traffic violations 45 speeding arrests 43 noise related arrests and 18 for disorderly conduct Other arrests include assault running red lights fireworks tax code violations fugitives blocking streets and larceny A total of 74 people were confined in the Winchester Police Lockup including 61 male white 3 female white 9 male colored and 1 female colored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Police Department
Common Council
Winchester
Motive Lacking In Brutal Slaying Of Two Children
Police probe into the early morning slaying of 4 year old James Poole and 3 year old Fred Poole as a prowler battered them in their beds. A suspect was arrested near 402 Franklin St. N W, with a missing television cited as a possible motive.
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Washington
Franklin St. N. W
James Edward Poole
Fred Poole
Clarence Poole
Poole
Philippines
Fred
For Sale Chevrolet Fifty Pickup at Smith's Gulf Service
Listing shows a 1950 Chevrolet pickup for sale at Smith's Gulf Service Station with contact notes and nearby listings including Baltimore Minnows and Toms and a Young Men's Sport Shop advertisement along sections labeled 1p-8-15-21 and 1p-8-15-26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Smith
Gulf Service
Baltimore
Britain and U S S R Trade Pact In Rubber Timber Talks
Britain and the Soviet Union reach a trade pact allowing Soviet rubber imports and timber shipments to Britain. Sir Hartley Shawcross notes Eastern Europe as a key source while Britain plans up to 28 million dollars in timber with option for 14 million more. Talks also cover Soviet coarse grain purchases.
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Turo
Cornwall
Eng
Russia
Britain
Hartley Shawcross
Government Board of Trade
Europe
America
Shawcross
Soviet Bloc
U. S
U S Battle Casualties In Korea Reach 80 750
Washington announced U S battle casualties in Korea rose to 80 750, up 320 from last week. The weekly increase marks the smallest since the first summary issued last August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Korea
Washington
U. S
Cool Front Starts Flushing Heat From Texas Panhandle
A cool front pushed by a 25 mph wind began cooling the Texas Panhandle this morning. The Weather Bureau predicted a reach into Central Texas by tomorrow but weakened. The heat wave, blamed for 26 deaths, showed signs of relief as temperatures fell in several cities and crops suffered drought. Cotton damage ranged 35-50 percent below normal in Ellis and other counties. Dallas and Houston saw labor not weather related disruptions and rainfall rules being enforced.
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Dalllas
Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Texas
Houston
Panhandle
South Plains
Northwest Texas
North Texas
College Station
Fort Worth
Tyler
Presidio
Dallas
Junction
Waco
Austin
Victoria
San Antonio
Cotulla
Central Texas
Ellis County
Walter Love
Central
Fauver Named to Winchester School Board
William E. Fauver of 716 Frederick Avenue, Acme Super Market manager, was named to the Winchester City Board of Education by an eight to zero vote with four absent and one abstention. He fills the vacancy from Dr. Ralph B. Snapp who moved away. Fauver will represent the Northern Zone.
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William E. Fauver
Prederick Avenue
Acme
Winchester
Gas slowdown order hits 16 regions
The Petroleum Administration for Defense ordered a slow down on natural gas service across 15 states and the District of Columbia. The move aims to conserve fuel as supply conditions tighten.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Natural
States
District of Columbia
Testing Rabies Shots As Polio Preventive Draws Fire
In Frost Texas volunteers begin a five shot rabies series to test polio immunity claims by Dr Walter Hipps of Waco. Health officials criticize the experiment citing risks and concern over human testing in dallas and a history of adverse reactions among participants.
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Frost
Tex
Texas
George W. Cox
Dallas
J. W Bass
Walter E. Hipps
Waco
Ies
Corsicana-Navarro
Austin
Bass
Sherman says he left New York at O'Dwyer's request
In a Senate crime probe Sherman testified he quit New York shortly before the 1945 mayoral election to avoid questioning about a newspaper blast. He said a go between warned of a looming outcry tied to Frank Costello and racketeers backing O'Dwyer, now ambassador to Mexico.
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Washington
Irving Sherman
Senate
New York
William O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
Sherman
Crime Committee
Tve
Richard G. Moser
Louis Waldman
Waldman
O’dwyer
Chicago Hunt For Fugitive Killer After Jail Escape
Chicago police sweep the city for Harry Williams a 20 year old six foot two inch black man and inmate on death row for murder after he killed a guard died or alive reward offered by Warden Scanlan and Deputy Sheriff Babb Williams escaped with fellow inmate Raymond Jenko who was later captured in the death row cell Williams tied to rape robbery and the murder of a woman during a purse snatching case and wounded detectives upon arrest attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cook County
Harry Williams
Philp Scanlan
John E. Babb
Babb
Williams
26Th St
Sacramento Ave
Scanlan
Raymond Jenko
White
Jenko
Mary Scott
Senators Propose World Disarmament Plan
Ten senators led by Flanders urge Congress to back a total world disarmament plan the Senate would call for complete disarmament to counter Soviet proposals. They argue Truman era UN efforts lack vigor and criticize Soviet Shvernik for partial disarmament aims seeking to strip the US of weapons while reducing Soviet military strength. The group lists Hunt Hill Robertson Smith Smith Stennis Thye Humphrey and Hendrickson as co sponsors.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
Flanders
R-Vt
Senate
Truman
United Nations
Shvernik
Soviet Republic
United States
Hunt
D-Wye
Hill
D-Ala
Robertson
D-Va
Smith
R-Nj
Maine
Stennis
Thye
R-Minn
Humphrey
D-Minn
Hendrickson
Winding Up Shoe Sale Ends Big Discounts
Advertises a clearance of footwear with prices reduced from 16.95 to 2 and 3 dollars. Sold items include bedroom slippers play shoes and dress shoes. Store details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovetts Shoe & Dress Shop
Senate to Get Two RFC Reports
Senate Banking Committee Chair Maybank said two RFC loan reports will be transmitted to the Senate next Monday. One by Senator Fulbright focused on legislative recommendations, the other by Senators Capehart and Bricker reportedly harsher toward the White House and William Boyle Jr. The panel voted 8 to 5 along party lines to send both documents while keeping them secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Maybank
D-Sc
State Banking Committee
Banking
Fulbright
D-Ark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
White House
Capehart
Ind
Bricker
Ohio
Truman
William M. Boyle, Jr
Officials Explore Private Leasing of Virginia State Parks
Richmond AP reports state officials studied leasing Virginia state parks to private operators. Governor Battle warned that enforcement of nonsegregation could trigger park system abandonment. Plaintiffs rejected a compromise for a separate Negro park in Princess Anne County.
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Richmond
Virginia
Governor Battle
Negro Plaintff
Sidney Kellam
Princess Anne County
Seashore State Park
Cape Henry
Attorney General
Kellam
J. Lindsay Almond
Department of Conservation and Development
General Assembly
Senator Douglas Sees Truman Under Mistletoe for 1952 Shake
Washington Senator Douglas of Illinois says President Truman is under the mistletoe and in a position to be reelected in 1952, signaling potential ties to the White House as the political season opens.
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HST
Washington
Douglas
D-Ill
Truman
Correction: Ellsworth Dodson ad name Marshall Smith not Smutts
A publication correction notes the August 11 advertisement for Ellsworth Dodson wrongly printed Marshall Smutts. The correct name is Marshall Smith as of lp-8-15-11.
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Ellsworth Dodson
Marshall Smith
Marshall Smutts
UN Delegates Suggest Subcommittee To Break Buffer Zone Deadlock
United Nations delegates proposed a two member subcommittee to move past formalities in Korean truce talks at Kaesong. Admiral Joy urged a meet around the table to ease tensions while North Korea pressed for a line along the 38th parallel.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Tokyo
Kaesong
U. N
Adm C. Turner Joy
Joy
William P. Nuckols
Nam Il
Front Royal Cites Anti-Union Ruling In Employees Case
Front Royal Town Council cited Virginia anti-union law in refusing to deal with representatives of the Textile Workers Union of America and the CIO organizing committee for town employees. TWU and CIO members spoke as private citizens. council based its stance on a 1946 state resolution. A employees committee had proposed improved employment conditions including sick leave, vacation, insurance, grievance procedure, overtime, merit pay, and wage increases.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Town Council
Virginia
Textile Workers Union of America
Charles E. Leadman
Textile Workers
T. D. du Cuennos
Pront Royal
Material But Not Men Wedemeyer Statement
Lt. Gen. Albert C Wedemeyer argues no American boy should be sent to fight in the Orient or Western Europe. He asserts that liberty fighters should be equipped and supported by the United States while others carry the fight, urging careful use of U N resources.
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Los Angeles
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Orient
Europe
American Bureau of Medical Aid
China
America
United Nations
Metropolitan Restaurant Adlude Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Metropolitan Restaurant advertises air conditioned dining open 24 hours. The notice notes service Monday Wednesday Friday and evenings as listed in the public display. The ad emphasizes rounds for breakfast lunch and dinner in a 24 hour operation.
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Taft
Mr. Truman
Adrian van Laar
Allen
Poliakoff
Council
Battle For Body
Packers
N. Cameron Street
Herbert G Wessendorp
Layton H. Stockdale
N. Cameron
Boyd
Roxanne
U.S.S.R
Fauver
Possibe
Red
Employes
Wedemeyer
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